Electric boot drier



Jun@ 14, 1955 R. c. scHRAMM ELECTRIC BOOT DRIER Filed June 8, 1953 INVENTOR. @1122...

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.Ruda/ph Char/es 5 ramm United. States Patent O ici. arl-iai This invention relates generally to devices f boots and pertains more particular" to en form of such devices utilizing electr city in ils The primary object of this invention is to improved form of electric drier which is simple yet clicctive in construction and lends itself readily to eco mass production.

Anotherobject of this invention is to provide an having nomini-'il tremely eicient design of electric boot dri removable electric heating unit therein.

These together with other objects and ad.' will become subsequently apparent reside in of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accom-- panying drawings forming a part hereof, vi'hercin like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in whi i:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the boot drier showingr the same in position for use within an associated boot, the boot being shown in dotted lines;V

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken substantially along the plane of the section line 2 2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially alone the plane of section line ."l-E of Figure 1 showing details of internal construction of the device on enlarged scale; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the removable heating; unit.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 1@ indicates a guide ring,y forming a part of this invention which is adapted to be placed wiiiin the interior of a boot 12 to space the assembly in proper relation therein. The guide ring is of circular conliguration as shown and is provided with the screen or foraininous material 12 for a purpose presently apparent. A rectangular member l-l is secured to the screen a is provided with vertically disposed corner posts tending therefrom which corner posts are provided n the screen or mesh 1S to provide a foraininous enclosure Within which the heating u. as indicated generally by the reference character 2@ is disposed. The L-shap :i guide rods 22 are secured at their lower laterally bent ends 24 to the frame ld and extend vertically within the forarnA inous enclosure to a point substantially flush with the top thereof to which the support ring 26 and its associated screen 28 are rigidly secured by any suitable meas. heating unit includes a pair of spaced vezt'cal frame inem bers 3G and 32 of tubular construction which are e to engage over the guide rods in the manne and the upper ends of these tubes are seciued to tire plate 34 having the insulating plate and associe-.ter1 prongs 38 secured thereto. The insulating blocls and 42 extend between the tubular traine members a in the manner shown and are apertured adjacent their opposite ends for reception of the loop of coiled resistance Wire 44 whose opposite ends are secured to the plug member 38. Peripheral portions of the cover plate are adapted to overlie and be supported upon the rectangular ange member which is secured to the upper ends of the corner posts 16.

Diametrically opposed points on the support ring 26 are provided with the bracket ears 41S .vhich are apertured to receive the opposite looped ends 5@ of the JA-sha The handle member 52 whose main portion thereof is provided with the resilient cover 54.

When it is desired to uti 3 the drier, the assembly is placed within a boot to be dried in the manner indicated in Figure 1 with the guide ring lll engaging the inner surtsss red n face thereof and spacing the assembly in proper position relative thereto with the support ring also engaging the inner surface of the boot adjacent its top, it being t i i the l Contact of the support ring with th inner surface or the boot 'll be sufficient to maintain the drier in the position desired. A suitable householc electric current outlet female plug is associated with the ongs 33 to heat the resistance wire so that the interior of the boot .may be heated and accordingly dried, the foraniinous material allowing free circulation of air throughout the interior of the boot and allowing the radiation from the heating coil to most eiiectivcly dry the saine.

l" will be r st that the electric hcatinf7 unit may be easily and quickly removed from the remainder of the drier assembly and cplaced or repa ed as necessary.

.From the forego-ii 7, the construction and operation of the device will be i :ly understood d further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. owever, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construe on shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope ol the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. An electric boot drier comprising lov/cr upper guide members adapted to be positioned within a boot to be dried, a forarrnous frame interconnect ig said lower and upper l l 1 lovable e'cctric heating unit supported in ins ,.oirsliip .v ein said frame, and vertical guide extending A ly from said lower member, said heating unit including 'tubular leg portions removably receiving said rods.

2. An electric boot drier comprising a lov/er guide ring adapted to be disposed within a boot, a ne r ot guide rods extending upwardly from said ring, a. rc. heating unit including a pair olf tubular 'i .1r members telescopically removably receiving said guide rods, iusulator blocks secured between said trarne members, and an electric resistance coil carried by 3. An electric boot drier ce adapted to be disposed i extending upwa lly fran said ring, an electric heating unit including a pair of tubular frame members telescopically receiving sai-' i guide rods, insulator bloclts secured between said frame members, an electric resistance coil carried by said insulaor clocks, a io-aininous housing surrounding said he;` g unit and secured to said guide ring, and a support ring secured to the upper end of said housing for supporting the heating unit therein.

4. An electric boot drier comprising a lower guide ring adapted to be disposed within a boot, a pair of guide rods extending upwardly from sm'1 ring, an electric heating unit including a pair ot tubular fra members telescopically receiving said guide rods, in ulator bloclrs secured between said frame members, an electric resistance coil carried by said insulator blocks, a ioraniinous housing surroundin7 said heating unit and secured to said guide ring, a support ring secured to the upper end of said housing for supporting the heating unit therein, and a U- shaped handle secured to said support ring.

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